As described by Tim the Enchanter.  …But with more yarn. (Courtesy of AntiCraft)
(ETA: The Rabbit of Caerbannog has its own Wikipedia page. With lots of citations. Who knew?)
 
 
 
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(Non-technically inclined people, look away now. Or skip down to the bottom of this where it gets less technical.)
I have a lot more screenplay stuff to do today, but I had to take an hour or so off from that after having a quick look at the “Out of Ambit” log files on arising, and noticing […]

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Yes, you too can use that wonderful built-in motion sensor to pour virtual beer.
….Ooooooookay.
Meanwhile, I truly feel there might be better things to run on an iPhone or iPod Touch. 
 
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It would have been perfect for the crumpets.
(via Clotilde at Chocolate and Zucchini)
Tags: food, cooking, batter, dough, whisk, kitchen, tools

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Or a toolbox.

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Or so they say.
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A gentleman with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford has created a street-legal Beetle with a jet engine stuffed in the back.

Best line from his erudite and fascinating discussion of this subject:
Jet keeps sucking the rose out of the bud vase on the dash!
And just wait till you see what he wants to […]

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And every one unique, apparently.

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And when I saw it in the Guardian this morning, I thought, “What a neat thing to send to BoingBoing.” Unfortunately Warren Ellis beat me to it.
The Nike+ system, which has taken 18 months to develop, uses a tiny transmitter fitted in the trainers to send information back to the music player with every […]

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A robot tarantula.
Technorati Tags: spider, tarantula, toy, robot, eeeeek

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